"Visitors viewing Emanuel Leutze’s Washington Crossing the Delaware" (1851) 1910 and 2019. Photo by Roderick Aichinger (right). Courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Museums & GalleriesUpper East Side
Making The Met, 1870–2020
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Description
Trace the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s 150 years in New York City through this exhibition, the centerpiece of their anniversary celebration year. The Met displays more than 250 works of art of every type that played in important role in defining the museum and helping to propel it into new directions. Also included are some rarely seen archival photographs and stories of behind-the-scenes work.
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Art Galleries
Museums
International Collections
Accessibility
Large Print
Braille
Open and/or Closed Captioned
Assistive Listening System
Sign Language Interpretation
Wheelchair Accessible
Adaptive Activities
Audio Description
Neurodiverse Programming
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